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William Wiley/Elizabeth Strouse
William WILEY was born 5 Jan 1751 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. He was a weaver. He was in the Revolutionary War in the Continental Line, 11th Pennsylvania Regiment.He married Elizabeth STROUSE on 16 Oct 1774 at Swedes Church in Philadelphia. They had three kids:
John – b, 1780 (Our 4GG)
William – b, 1781
Elizabeth “Betsey” – b, 1785
Elizabeth left the scene, not sure how or why. William married Priscilla MARQUIS 4 May 1789 in Frederick County, VA. They had eight kids:
James – b, 1790
William Boon – b, 1792
Mary – b, 1792
Margaret – b, 1794
Thomas – b, 1795
Anna – b, 1796
Rebecca – b, 1801
John W – b, 1802
William moved Ohio in 1795 where he was one of the first settlers in the area. William died 18 Feb 1816 in Noble County, OH. He was 65 years old. He is buried at Old Sharon Cemetery in Sharon, OH (Row 15, Grave 9)
Elizabeth STROUSE was born in 1755 in Pennsylvania. That’s all I got.
John Wiley/Charity Seevers
John WILEY was born 5 Jan 1780 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. His family moved to Ohio in 1795, settling near Marietta, OH. He married Charity Seevers in Washington County, OH in 1805. They moved to a farm, just west of Caldwell, OH in 1810. They had many kids:
Abraham – b, 1806
David – b, 1807
Thomas – b, 1809
Polly Ann – b, 1810
William F. – b, 1814
Jacob Anson – b, 1815 (Our 3GG)
James – b, 1816
Hamilton – b, 1820
Charity Ann – b, 1825
John Wiley died on the family farm 5 Feb 1872. He was 92 years old.
Charity SEEVERS was born in 1781 in Poss, New Jersey. She died on the family farm in Caldwell in 1853. She was 72 years old.
Jacob Wiley/Mary Woodford
Jacob Anson WILEY was born in 1815 in Morgan County, Ohio. Me married Mary Woodford 28 Nov 1837 in Morgan County. They moved to Warren County, Iowa in 1854. They had 13 kids.
James A – b, 1838 – our great-great grandfather
Savilla Orilla – b,1840, d, 1842
Lorinda – b, 1841
Cirvilla – b,1843
Elvira – b, 1844 – married James Allen
Elmira – b,1846 – married Asa Wallace
Lucetta – b, 1848
Viola – b, 1850 – married John Burkhead
Medora – b, 1852
William – b, 1854, d, 1854
Jacob Alaska – b, 1857 – married Vada Huffmann
John Mahaska – b, 1859 – married Catherine Shaffer
Stephen A. Douglas – b, 1861
Jacob died 18 Feb 1879 in Prole, Warren, Iowa. He is buried at the Linn Township Cemetery in Prole.
Mary Leve WOODFORD was born 12 Oct 1819 in Marietta, Ohio. She died 18 Mar 1907 in Prole. She is buried at Linn Township Cemetery.
James Wiley/Elizabeth Allen
James Anderson WILEY was born 8 Oct 1838 in Noble County, Ohio. In 1853, his family moved to Prole, Iowa. He married Elizabeth Allen 22 Oct 1857 in Prole. James served in the Civil War. He was a Private, Company H, 34th Infantry Regiment Iowa. He received a disability discharge in March 1863. In 1868, the family moved to Nodaway County Missouri; 130 miles southwest of Prole.
James and Elizabeth had eight children:
William Francis, our great-grandfather.
Mary Marilla, b-1860 in Prole, d-1940 in DeKalb County, MO. Married Thomas Reznor.
Andrew Jackson – b-1864 in Prole. d-1933 in Hopkins, MO. Married Martha Ingallis.
Lorinda Ann – b-1866 in Prole. d-1941 in Pickering, MO. Married Bayard Wray.
Edward Jonathan – b-1868 in Prole. d-1938 in Pickering, MO. Married Dora Lazenby.
Arthur A. – b-1871 in Nodaway County. d-1958 in Cameron, MO. Married Laura Null.
Jacob Wallis – b-1874 in Pickering. d-1950 in Pickering. Married Hester Watson.
Luella – b-1876 in Pickering. d-1965 in Pickering. Married William Scott.
James died 19 Jun 1912 in Pickering, MO. He was 73 years old. He is buried at White Oak Cemetery in Pickering, MO.
Elizabeth Jane ALLEN was born 21 May 1840 in Harrison County, MO. In 1850, she lived in Polk County, IA. In 1860, she lived in Warren County, IA. She died 14 Nov 1931 in Nodaway County, MO. She is buried with James at White Oak Cemetery.
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William F Wiley/Katherine Kludas
William Francis Wiley was born 18 Aug 1858 in Prole, Warren, Iowa. By 1870, the family had moved to Nodaway County, MO. On 5 Dec 1879, he married Jessie Lavina Cameron. They had three kids: Anson Elvin (1884), Nellie Theo (1892) and Lou Ida (1897). Jessie died 31 Dec 1909 in Graham, MO.
William married Katherine Kludas 16 May 1911 in Graham, MO. He was 52 years old and she was 26 years old. They had two kids: Dorothy Rose (1912) and Mary Helen (1914).
William was ordained a Methodist minister in 1902. He served the communities of Rosendale, Quitman, Graham, Clearmont, Fillmore, Bolckow, Greentop, Worth, Parnell, Elmo, Atlanta, and Bosworth, all in northwest Missouri.
William died 6 Jul 1928 in St Joseph, MO. He is buried at White Oak Cemetery in Pickering, MO. He was 69 years old.
Katherine Kludas was born 27 Feb 1885 in Stralau, Berlin, Germany. Stralau is a community within the city limits of Berlin. Her given name was Cathe Bertha Emilie Kludas. She likely changed it to Katherine when she came to America. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1903. She was 18 years old. She lived in Graham, MO with Frank and Marie(Kludas) Hamm. Marie was her aunt. Marie had come to the U.S. in 1868, with her brother Herman, who also lived in Nodaway County. Katherine was a teacher in the community.
After William died, she and her daughters moved to St Louis. In 1940, she lived at 6031 Juniata. Katherine died 15 May 1965. At the time, she lived with Dotty at 709 Nirk, in Kirkwood.
Marty Wagner
Marcel F Wagner Jr. was born Oct 9, 1909 in Manhattan, New York. He died in July 1980. The picture above is in the front yard of their home at 709 Nirk Ave. in Kirkwood.
Donald Held (1929-2017)
Anniversary Dinner
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